YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug possession charges

The influencer, who has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks and stunts.

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The influencer was filming video content while attempting to engage with police officers in the middle of the road, blocking traffic in the process, according to arrest documents published by US media.

He was then apprehended, before a police search found "half of an orange oval-shaped pill with 3 imprinted on it, consistent with a Schedule II amphetamine", and three "suspected cannabis cigarettes".

The 22-year-old is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks, with titles like "I got kicked off a cruise" and "I crashed into a cop car".

He is also known for videos in which he provokes strangers on the street, before hiding behind his bodyguard.